Kenneth Hubbard
Kenneth Gilbert Hubbard | |
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| Born | 26 February 1920 Norwich, Norfolk, England |
| Died | 21 January 2004 (aged 83) Blythburgh, Suffolk, England |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Branch | Royal Air Force |
Service years | 1940–1966 |
Rank | Group Captain |
| Commands | RAF Scampton RAF El Adem No. 49 Squadron RAF RAF Shaibah No. 104 Squadron RAF |
Conflicts | World War II: |
| Awards | Officer of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Flying Cross Air Force Cross |
Group Captain Kenneth Gilbert Hubbard OBE DFC AFC (26 February 1920 – 21 January 2004) was the pilot of an RAF Vickers Valiant bomber which dropped Britain's first live thermonuclear weapon (H-Bomb) in Operation Grapple in the Central Pacific Ocean in May 1957.